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Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark, live and work in this paradoxical world. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals.

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Argent was owned by Allen Glick, but the casino was believed to be controlled by various organized crime families from the Midwest. This skimming operation, when uncovered by the FBI, was the largest ever exposed.

Pileggi contacted Scorsese about taking the lead of the project, which became known as Casino. Scorsese and Pileggi collaborated on the script for five months, towards the end of Some characters were combined, and parts of the story were set in Kansas City instead of Chicago.

A problem emerged when they were forced to refer to Chicago as "back home" and use the words "adapted from a true story" instead of "based on a true story".

They also decided to simplify the script, so that the character of Sam "Ace" Rothstein only worked at the Tangiers Casino, in order to show a glimpse of the trials involved in operating a Mafia-run casino hotel without overwhelming the audience.

Filming took place at night in the Riviera casino in Las Vegas, with the nearby defunct Landmark Hotel as the entrance, to replicate the fictional Tangiers.

According to the producer Barbara De Fina , there was no point in building a set if the cost were the same to use a real-life one.

Several edits were made in order to reduce the rating to R. Upon its release, the film was heavily criticized for its intense violence.

It received mostly positive reviews from critics; however, their praise was more muted than it had been for the thematically similar Goodfellas , released only five years earlier, with some reviews criticizing Scorsese for retreading familiar territory.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the film Ho Kong Fung Wan a. Nicholas Pileggi Martin Scorsese. Love and Honor in Las Vegas.

Edit Did You Know? Surprisingly, both movies are almost three hours each and take place in different states, making it interesting that De Niro would have time to make both movies released so closely.

Chinese Astrology has a recurring "Year of the Snake". Quotes [ first lines ] Ace Rothstein: Crazy Credits "This is a fictional story with fictional characters adapted from a true story.

Alternate Versions The version shown in Swedish cinemas in removed 43 meters of footage the vice torture and baseball beatings. Connections Referenced in Inside the Actors Studio: Published by All Hoffman Songs, Inc.

Frequently Asked Questions Q: Is "Casino" based on a book? What are the songs used in the movie? Who was "Charlie M. Ginger travels to Los Angeles and ultimately dies of a drug overdose in a motel.

Sam himself is almost killed by a car bomb and suspects Nicky was behind it. With the Mob now out of power, the old casinos are purchased by big corporations and demolished.

The corporations build new and gaudier attractions, which Sam laments are not the same as when the Mafia was in control. Sam subsequently retires to San Diego and continues to live as a sports handicapper for the Mob, in his own words, ending up "right back where I started".

The research for Casino began when screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi read a report from the Las Vegas Sun about a domestic argument between Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal , a casino figure, and his wife Geri McGee , a former topless dancer.

Argent was owned by Allen Glick, but the casino was believed to be controlled by various organized crime families from the Midwest.

This skimming operation, when uncovered by the FBI, was the largest ever exposed. Pileggi contacted Scorsese about taking the lead of the project, which became known as Casino.

Scorsese and Pileggi collaborated on the script for five months, towards the end of Some characters were combined, and parts of the story were set in Kansas City instead of Chicago.

A problem emerged when they were forced to refer to Chicago as "back home" and use the words "adapted from a true story" instead of "based on a true story".

They also decided to simplify the script, so that the character of Sam "Ace" Rothstein only worked at the Tangiers Casino, in order to show a glimpse of the trials involved in operating a Mafia-run casino hotel without overwhelming the audience.

Filming took place at night in the Riviera casino in Las Vegas, with the nearby defunct Landmark Hotel as the entrance, to replicate the fictional Tangiers.

According to the producer Barbara De Fina , there was no point in building a set if the cost were the same to use a real-life one.

Several edits were made in order to reduce the rating to R. Upon its release, the film was heavily criticized for its intense violence.

It received mostly positive reviews from critics; however, their praise was more muted than it had been for the thematically similar Goodfellas , released only five years earlier, with some reviews criticizing Scorsese for retreading familiar territory.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the film Ho Kong Fung Wan a. Nicholas Pileggi Martin Scorsese. Love and Honor in Las Vegas.

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